All Features articles – Page 181
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Residential
This week’s residential products include aluminium rainwater products on a major regeneration project in Sheffield, and ready mix plaster for a ‘superhome’ that was showcased on Grand Designs
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FeaturesCPD 8 2016: Specifying suspended ceilings for health and wellbeing
This CPD focuses on key aspects of a healthy working environment, as they relate to the design and specification of suspended ceiling tiles. It is sponsored by Armstrong Ceilings
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Santorini
This week’s building doodle is by Gian Kundi, partner at Tooley and Foster Partnership
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FeaturesHave you seen the BIM deadline?
From Monday, any firm wanting to be considered for public sector construction work will need to be BIM level 2 compliant. Yet just days before the deadline, only about half of companies are using the technology
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FeaturesShow us the evidence
What impact will evidence-based design have on the built environment profession? Building, in association with British Gypsum, assembled a panel of experts to debate the issue. Photography by Matt Leete
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FeaturesCPD 7 2016: Rainwater outlet design and specification
The correct design of rainwater outlets is a vital factor in the success or failure of a flat roof. This CPD outlines the key considerations. It is sponsored by Fixfast
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FeaturesWho wins with BIM?
If your firm isn’t using BIM level 2 by Monday, then it can’t be considered for public sector work. So what does the requirement mean for the industry - and who will be the winners and the losers?
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FeaturesTracker: February 2016
The construction activity index suffers a contraction, with many sub-sectors following suit. But the orders index continues to improve
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Building intelligence: Q4 2015
The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show that total construction output was up for the third consecutive year, but the rate of growth is slowing
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FeaturesAndy Steele: ‘Was that me?’
It took Andy Steele just five years to transform Connaught into a £240m-turnover sensation. Can he pull it off again?
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Salford waterfront scheme
This week’s sketch is by Catalina Ionita, Part I architectural assistant at WCEC Architects
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FeaturesHiscox building: Makes you stare
Make Architects’ Hiscox Building in York is a triumphant fusion of heritage and modernity that has at its heart a spectacular foyer of swirling concrete staircases and balconies - oh, and a rocket from the former Soviet arsenal
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FeaturesConstruction materials: Past our peak?
It turns out that the construction industry is using substantially less ‘stuff’ than it was 15 years ago. Is this a blip or a victory for resource-efficiency?
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FeaturesInfrastructure update: Smart motorways
Smart motorways could solve rising traffic volumes and congestion in the UK, and have led to Highways England finding an extra third of capacity in our existing motorway network
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FeaturesMarket review: A bumpy ride
A drop in monthly construction output comes courtesy of a reduction in infrastructure activity, but the bigger picture shows steady growth
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Flooring
Some big strides forward on flooring, from the latest recycled carpet tiles to low-energy underfloor heating and a fast-drying solution for Southend’s refurbished Cliffs Pavilion
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FeaturesThis week in 1991
The Construction Industry Training Board is put under pressure to collaborate fully with the new Training and Enterprise Councils
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Garden Gallery
This week’s sketch is by Joanna Coleman, director of Mustard Architects